Croxteth Community Primary School

Overview

The report describes the school as an “oasis of calm” where pupils feel “happy and safe” and “flourish academically, socially and emotionally.” Leaders have been “highly successful in turning the fortunes of this school around,” resulting in a “good quality of education” and “exemplary” behaviour.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate “exemplary” behaviour with a “strong sense of mutual respect,” ensuring they are “ready to learn.”
• The curriculum is “ambitious for all pupils,” including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with teachers having “secure knowledge” of their subjects.
• Reading is prioritised effectively, with a “consistent approach to the teaching of phonics” and staff promoting a “love of reading.”
• Personal development is a strength, with pupils being “exceptionally well prepared for life in modern Britain” through debates, enterprise education, and a “wide range of clubs.”
• Staff morale is “very high” due to supportive leadership, regular training, and mindful workload management.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, teachers do not routinely help pupils retain key knowledge because learning is “not made as clear as it could be or revisited often enough.” Leaders should ensure teachers use strategies to “revisit and embed their previous learning.”

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with leaders being “diligent” in identifying pupils in need of support and ensuring a sense of community where “everyone working together to keep pupils safe.”